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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jul 31

#indiegame #game #review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3JN...

BECOMING SAINT | Una SORPRESA ITALIANA | RECENSIONE

YouTube video by RoundTwo

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Football and revolution games @peterpunk.bsky.social · Jul 15

And then there are our 2 partners in Open Lab, @pupunzi.bsky.social who develops Homer, the narrativetool on which Becoming Saint is built, who also gave crucial help in fixing several insidious bugs, and Laura Mirri, who handles management and testing.

homer.open-lab.com/site/

Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

homer.open-lab.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jul 8

#homer #features #newfeature #updated #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gamei18n

Update: >Homer now displays character counts for all node elements. Great for optimizing text length across your workflow.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

#narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #strategygame #cardgame
Still early days and plenty of uncertainty, but we're making progress.
Currently experimenting with how Senate discussions influence the movement of nearby or distant senators.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

#homer #features #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gamei18n

For greater control and accuracy, you can export any language to a CSV file, handle translations externally, and then reimport the updated CSV back into Homer.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

#homer #features #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indiegame #gamei18n
With Homer, you can add support for as many languages as you need. Translate the content of any node instantly with a single click, powered by the Google Translate API.

homer.open-lab.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

#indiegame #strategygame #becomingsaint
steamcommunity.com/app/2643010

Steam Community :: Becoming Saint

Becoming Saint - Harness the fervent belief of your followers to conquer and convert as many city-states as possible, paving your way to Sainthood. There are many obstacles to success, but with persev...

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 26

www.finalround.it/notizie/554/...

#becomingsaint #indiegames #strategygames

Radar: gli indie da tenere d'occhio - Luglio 2025

Un ampio sguardo ai videogiochi indie in arrivo a Luglio 2025, da Everdeep Eurora a One-Eyed Lykho

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Football and revolution games @peterpunk.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thank you to all who played the Becoming Saint demo! There is a *new* “Training Mode” - here are some changes after your feedback: steamcommunity.com/app/2643010/... 😇

@firesquid.games #indiegames

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Becoming Saint gameplay
#gameplay #indiegame
youtu.be/RCmsIFoaPHI?...

I started a CULT (Becoming Saint)

YouTube video by Blitz

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 4

#narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame #strategygame #cardgame
I'm working on a new strategic card video game where you play as a Roman senator during the late Republic. Use your cards to persuade the Senate and manage the construction of new buildings across the city of Rome.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 4

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame
In Homer, you can add a new global variable simply by writing it in any node. Homer will automatically detect it as new and add it with the correct type.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jun 4

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame
Homer allows you to easily create dialogue nodes by pasting copied dialogue text directly into the platform. It automatically generates actors and connects the nodes for you.

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Football and revolution games @peterpunk.bsky.social · Jun 3

After more than two years of research and development, the public demo for Becoming Saint is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/...

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #strategy #indiegamedev #medieval #history

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · May 17

store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/...

Becoming Saint on Steam

Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and...

store.steampowered.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · May 17

#homer #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev #videogame #indigame

We put Homer to the test with the internationalization of Becoming Saint, and it handled the challenge flawlessly—our translation management system worked seamlessly across 7 languages!

homer.open-lab.com

Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

homer.open-lab.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · May 15

From Lombardy to Sicily, passing through Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia, the six winning projects of Bologna Game Farm@CTE COBO 2025

www.cittametropolitana.bo.it/portale/Comu...

Dalla Lombardia alla Sicilia, passando per l'Emilia-Romagna e la Sardegna, attraversano l'Italia i sei progetti vincitori di Bologna Game Farm@CTE COBO 2025

www.cittametropolitana.bo.it

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Apr 15

peterpunk.substack.com/p/incrementa...

#narrativedesign #videogame #indigame

Incremental Narrative Design In Becoming Saint

Exploring the interwoven relationship between narrative design and game mechanics in the development of the roguelike strategy game Becoming Saint.

peterpunk.substack.com

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Football and revolution games @peterpunk.bsky.social · Mar 26

So hurry up all you heretics, Becoming Saint is in open playtest, with 43 chapters to play, 55 towns to convert, SteamDeck and controllers already fully supported, and more than 500 testers already playing it!

#indiegame #steamgames @firesquid.games

Animated gif of a dancing funeral labeled with"what happed" "he tried to become a saint"

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Mar 24

You can now play Becoming Saint, the *full game* is in open playtest on Steam - for Win Mac Linux and fine on SteamDeck too!!! 😇

store.steampowered.com/news/app/264...

#becomingsaint #playtest #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite

Becoming Saint - Join our open playtest on Steam! - Steam News

Participate on Steam and give us your feedback on the game!

store.steampowered.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Feb 3

#becomingsaint #playtest #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite
A Becoming Saint playtest gameplay by @olexayt.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhK...

We Did It Gamers, There is a Religion Founding Roguelike

YouTube video by Olexa

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jan 23

Get Started with Homer:
5 Free Invitation Codes Available:

HOMER-5SQ5L-JGK3M-MF3DV
HOMER-9Q8FA-Z63GY-TKBAU
HOMER-FAE3K-78XY8-CKVRV
HOMER-X48X2-RNH6U-3RXZJ
HOMER-7BBDZ-53KRQ-5BSEA

homer.open-lab.com/register

#homer #enrollment #storyeditor #floweditor #narrativedesign #gamedev

Homer. The Story Flow Editor

Homer is the free web-based solution for designing and writing interactive narrative content.

homer.open-lab.com

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jan 22

open-lab.com

Open Lab is a game studio behind "Football Drama" (2019), "Roller Drama" (2023), and "Becoming Saint" (2025). We also created "Homer," a tool for interactive narratives, and offer design solutions like web design, branding, and creative services. #GameDev #GraphicDesign #webDesign

Open Lab. An Independent Game Development and Design Studio

Open Lab is an independent game development and design agency located in Florence, Italy. We focus on commercial games, applied games e design projects.

open-lab.com

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Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Football and revolution games @peterpunk.bsky.social · Jan 21

You can now play Becoming Saint during Steam RTS fest: join as a tester docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 😇😎

The image of a saint from the game Becoming Saint on the side of the Steam real time strategy fest announcement.

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Pupunzi @pupunzi.bsky.social · Jan 21

A Becoming Saint "playtest" game-play by @quanticflux.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5mJ...
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010

#becomingsaint #playtest #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite

I Formed a Cat Worshipping Anarchist Religion in this Real-time Strategy Roguelike! | Becoming Saint

YouTube video by QuanticFlux

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